Yunyang was blocked by ten soldiers who looked slightly embarrassed, unable to move forward outside the camp of the Sixth Guard of the New Army.
Looking at the embarrassed looks in the eyes of the ten soldiers, Yunyang knew that they were acting under orders and did not make any trouble for them. He stood outside the camp and waited quietly.
Listening to the shouts one after another in the Sixth Guards Camp of the New Army, Yunyang's already heavy heart became even heavier.
Although he didn't know what was happening and what he was doing in the Sixth Guards Camp of the New Army at this moment, Yunyang could feel the high morale of the soldiers from the inspiring shouts.
With such high morale, it seemed as if they didn't care at all about the hundreds of thousands of troops heavily stationed on both sides.
From three poles high in the sun to sunset in the west, the guards of the camp changed five groups, but Yunyang was still blocked from the camp of the Six Guards of the New Army and could not move forward.
Fortunately, the soldiers were very discerning and found a chair for Yunyang early.
Each wave of guards smiled apologetically at Yunyang, making Yunyang helplessly sit aside and wait, thinking about why the New Army's Sixth Guards Camp was so morale-boosting.
The thunderous shouts that had been going on all afternoon finally stopped. Yunyang immediately stood up from the chair and looked into the camp on tiptoes.
A soldier ran out and stopped in front of Yunyang.
"Commander, the prince invites you!"
Yunyang nodded slightly and hurried towards the camp of the Sixth Guards of the New Army.
As soon as Yunyang entered the tent, more than 30 generals of the Six Guards of the New Army immediately knelt on one knee and saluted. Liu Chengzhi also nodded slightly and saluted Yunyang.
"See you, Marshal! Please forgive me for keeping the Marshal waiting for a long time."
"I've met Mr. Yun."
Yunyang looked around at the generals in the tent with complicated eyes and nodded silently.
"No gifts, no gifts at all."
"Thank you, Marshal. Please sit down, Marshal."
Yunyang sat down melancholy, looked at Liu Chengzhi who was sitting next to him, and raised his eyes to scan the many generals in front of him.
"You can call me Marshal again, I am very happy and gratified.
To be honest, I feel very uncomfortable when things have reached this situation.
I always speak straightforwardly and don't like to hide things. When King Bingjian was assassinated, I felt very sad.
After you returned to the imperial court, you were able to station yourself outside the city and wait for the imperial court's instructions without causing our dragon to fall into the flames of internal trouble and war. I admire your generosity and righteousness.
Please accept my courtesy. "
Yunyang stood up, cupped his fists and saluted everyone.
"We dare not accept this great gift."
“The court’s explanation is not satisfactory.
I don’t know what you are feeling at this time, but as a soldier who protects your home and country, military orders are as high as the mountain. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed. I think you should be very clear about these eight words.
Although I don’t want to say it, the fact that you escaped from the battle is so eye-catching that you cannot hide it.
If you don't handle it according to military regulations, you won't be able to convince the public.
I hope you can understand my difficulty. "
The thirty-six people looked at Yunyang's bitter look on his face and nodded with a wry smile.
"Commander, what is the court planning to do with us?"
Yunyang's tiger body trembled, and his already somewhat bumpy body became even more bumpy. He hesitated for a long time and said sonorously and forcefully: "If you escape from the battlefield, you should punish others on the spot.
However, Your Majesty will pardon your death penalty because of your hard work and many years of fighting for the country.
But... we must reduce our rank and dismissal from office.
I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold to return home and enjoy your long life.
Under the strict military regulations that impose strict military orders, and those who disobey the orders will be executed, you are the only general in Dalong’s history who has been able to die a good death. "
Liu Chengzhi turned to look at Yunyang: "Shuai Yun, you are the father-in-law of my father's aunt, Aunt Liu Ying. The younger generation should call you Grandpa Yun.
Grandpa, my father was assassinated, and the court gave him a vague answer that ended in an anticlimax. Now, will a general who has been fighting for the country for more than ten years have to end up like this?
For the sake of the stability of the world, the juniors have been standing still since the return of the army, waiting for the court's instructions.
After waiting for twenty days, is this what the court calls an explanation? "
Yunyang felt Liu Chengzhi's slightly sharp gaze despite his young age, nodded with a wry smile, and lowered his head helplessly.
"The imperial court can't help you!"
Cheng Kai and the other thirty or so people looked at each other without any sense of surprise. They seemed to have known such a result for a long time.
Grinning, they all saluted Yunyang.
“Old Commander, the late king told us more than once when he was still alive.
Our soldiers should be honored to die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather.
Over the years, many of our brothers have served under the king, conquering the south, the north, the east and the west, opening up territory and expanding the territory for the imperial court, and making great military exploits.
Although he was unwilling to do so, the late king said it.
Soldiers protect their homes and countries, not harm the mountains and rivers they risked their lives to protect.
Regarding the court's decision, we brothers obeyed.
Please let the commander declare the decree! "
Yunyang stared blankly at Cheng Kai and the thirty-six people for a moment, his eyes turned red, and tears flashed in his eyes. He sighed faintly, stood up, took out the imperial edict from his sleeves, and slowly rolled it away with trembling hands.
"The Great Dragon Emperor Zhi said.
............
Admire this! "
"Your Majesty Cheng Kai."
"Your Majesty Zhou Baoyu!"
"Chen Ye Baotong!"
"I am bound to be the best!"
"Chen Ningchao!"
"Chen Chujing!"
"Official Tang Ru!"
"Your Majesty Han Peng!"
"Your Majesty Jiang Lei!"
"minister......."
"We accept the order and thank you."
"Long live your Majesty!"
Liu Chengzhi suddenly stood up from his chair and looked at Cheng Kai and the others in shock.
It was genuine shock, not the slightest bit staged.
Cheng Kai and Liu Chengzhi didn't know anything about Cheng Kai's behavior, and they didn't understand why they accepted this order, which was obviously to kill the donkey.
"Uncles, what are you doing?"
"Your Majesty, military orders are like mountains, and those who disobey them will be killed.
The former king was famous throughout the world for his strict military management.
After all, it was our brothers who disobeyed military orders and escaped from the battlefield first.
Your Majesty's forgiveness of our death penalty is a great blessing.
If the late king were still alive, our brothers would definitely be exempted from death penalty but not escape from living penalty.
Now that we can return to our hometown to take care of ourselves, we are satisfied. "
Liu Chengzhi looked at Cheng Kai and the others with pursed lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Because these things were not among the instructions he received.
Yunyang tremblingly handed the imperial edict to Cheng Kai's hand.
"Children, thank you for putting your family, country and society first. I salute you."
After Yunyang finished speaking, he bowed again.
"Commander, please rise. I am ashamed to accept the invitation."
Holding up Yunyang, Cheng Kai and the thirty-six people looked at each other, laughed and began to remove the armor and weapons from their bodies.
During the tea time, thirty-six armors were folded neatly, with weapons placed on them.
"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, we have already disarmed and returned to the fields. It is unreasonable to wait in the army any longer.
Please, Your Majesty, Marshal, take care of yourself.
Farewell. "
Seeing the thirty-six people turning around and walking swaggeringly and slightly lonely towards the outside of the camp, Yunyang hurriedly chased after them.
Looking at Cheng Kai, Zhou Baoyu and more than 30 people who were packing their bags in his tent, Yunyang clenched his fists with complicated eyes and hammered the tent pillar on one side hard.
In the blink of an incense stick, the thirty-six people who had disappeared regrouped. They put on the regular clothes they had not worn for many years, carried simple packages on their backs, and tied their weapons before joining the army on their horses. They looked around the camp and held hands. The horse reins walked towards the outside of the camp.
Yunyang stared at the backs of the thirty-six people who were facing the setting sun. The setting sun was like blood, as bright as the thirty-six people who led the troops, leaped their horses and whipped their whips, and fought bloody battles in the enemy's formation.
A group of hundreds of troops stopped in front of the military tent.
"Let's meet the commander-in-chief!"
Yunyang came back to his senses, straightened his waist and slowly raised his hands.
"Brothers, you are exempt from the ceremony, what are you doing here?"
